A man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an off-duty Winston-Salem police officer with his car early Sunday morning.

Billy Ray Branch III, 26, of Madison, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon following an incident around 2 a.m. in Rockingham County. The officer wasn't seriously injured.

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Rockingham County deputies allege Officer R.K. Baynes was heading home from his shift when a black Chevrolet Camaro quickly approached him from behind, and the driver flashed the lights. Baynes pulled over, and the Camaro soon followed.

The Camaro sped off after sitting for a moment, but Baynes encountered the same car a short time later, deputies said. Baynes pulled over on Lemons Loop in Stokesdale and approached the Camaro this time, but the driver cursed at Baynes and hit him in the left leg as he sped off again, deputies said.

Branch was arrested after Baynes gave deputies the car's license number. Branch's other charges include aggressive driving and driving while license revoked.

He was held in the Rockingham County Jail under a $2,500 secured bond pending a Feb. 11 court appearance.